Animals [N]God as Creator and Sustainer. Animals, like the rest of the uNIVerse, are created by God. In Genesis 1, God's approval of the created world...
PSALM 37 Psalms 37:1-40 . A composed and uniform trust in God and a constant course of integrity are urged in view of the blessedness of the ...
Command, Commandment The term commandment in the Bible (mainly Heb. miswa [hw.xim]; Gk. entole [ejntolhv]) refers to orders or adjurations given by au...
?EXPOSITION Verse 9-10. Before expounding these verses I cannot refrain from recording a personal incident illustrating their power to soothe the hear...
Anger [N] [T] [E]Strong emotional reaction of displeasure, often leading to plans for revenge or punishment. There are many words for anger in Hebrew;...
Hear, Hearing Most Old Testament words for hear(ing) come from the root sm [[;m'v], hear, or zn [;z'a], (give) ear, although qsb [b;v'q], pay attent...
Psalms, Theology of The Book of Psalms is a sizable collection of musical poems and prayers of diverse authorship and form. Psalms are independent lit...
PSALM 91 OVERVIEW. This Psalm is without a title, and we have no means of ascertaining either the name of its writer, or the date of its composition,...
PSALM 42 Psalms 42:1-11 . perhaps one of this Levitical family of singers accompanying David in exile, mourns his absence from the sanctuary,...
PSALM 5 Psalms 5:1-12 . Upon Nehiloth--flutes or wind instruments. The writer begs to be heard, on the ground of God's regard for His covenan...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 9. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation. The purest morality and the highest holiness were preached by Jesus. Righ...
Hardening, Hardness of Heart In the Scriptures various aspects of human anatomy are used to define the whole person, but the most frequently used is h...
PSALM 40 Psalms 40:1-17. In this Psalm a celebration of God's deliverance is followed by a profession of devotion to His service. Then follo...
?EXPOSITION Verse 8. They that make them are like unto them. Those who make such things for worship are as stupid, senseless, and irrational as the fi...
Beauty [N]Old Testament Significance. Appreciation for beauty is a consistent theme throughout the Bible. The Bible also has a full-orbed doctrine of ...
Knowledge of God The key biblical terms for knowledge assume a personal familiarity, even an intimateinvolvement, with the known object. Similarly, kn...
?EXPOSITION Verse 9. All nations whom thou hast made, and these include all mankind, since they all come of the first Adam -- thy creature, and their ...
NOTES ON The Book of ECCLESIASTES NOTES ON The Book of ECCLESIASTES Three things are to be o...
Inheritance [N] [S]Legal inheritance refers to actual property or goods received after a family member'sdeath. While Jewish inheritance customs were l...
?EXPOSITION Verse 3. Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD. This points to another mode of building up a house, namely, by leaving descendants to k...